Logistics Coördinator

A trading organization, active in raw materials, in the Breda region is looking for a Logistics Coordinator for the sea freight export department. Knowledge of the English language is a must!In this role you have daily international contact. Both with your colleagues in English as well as with customers and carriers. It is your responsibility to transport the purchases and sales around the world in the correct way. It is important that you can set priorities well and switch directly between customer, forwarders and colleagues. So, are you ready for the first / next step in your career? At this company, where a total of 35 international colleagues work, you can continue to grow. In knowledge and experience.You receive:a gross salary of up to € 4,000 per month based on full-time;a full-time workweek of 40 hours, with flexible working hours such as starting between 8 and 9;30 vacation days and 8% holiday allowance;a 13th month, paid out in December;a workplace that is easy to reach by car and public transport;a travel allowance based on € 0.23 per kilometer;a pension via Allianz, with an employee contribution of 4.7%;with an employee contribution of € 40 per month, a fully catered daily lunch;monthly drinks, various outings (summer, Christmas and New Year events), including with partner;growth opportunities in role, training and knowledge, together with international colleagues.Daily you organize international sea freight transports (including cross-trade shipments) where you work directly together with a fixed sales colleague. This colleague sells the raw materials, for example on the African continent, to customers in North America. It is your responsibility to arrange the sea transport with fixed forwarders. You check the documents such as the Letter of Credit, have direct contact with your carriers and in between you inform the customer.The destinations where the raw materials in containers are shipped to can be very different. Partly because of this, keeping overview is very important. If you can’t figure something out, it is appreciated if you first try to solve it yourself. If you really can’t figure it out, you can easily ask one of your colleagues. They will gladly help you further.Furthermore, you are active with:checking and maintaining the entire file including documentation yourself;booking shipments with the fixed forwarders and following these up until the moment of arrival;monitoring all additional costs and processing these in the system;constantly informing customers, in English and/or in another second foreign language.You have:a good command of the English language, both spoken and written;a good command of a second foreign language (such as Chinese or a European language);a completed logistics education at minimum HBO level;recent experience with sea freight (deepsea) at a forwarder or trading environment;qualities such as responsibility for your work, initiative and being social;the willingness to learn and not give up when things get tough or busier;availability for a 40-hour workweek.Is this your job? Apply easily and quickly via the ‘Apply-button’. Or email to info@boogwerkt.nl. Curious for more details? You can app, email or call us.